Calculus Volume 3
Calculus Volume 3
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781938168079
Author: Gilbert Strang, Edwin Jed Herman
Publisher: OpenStax
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Have you ever seen a bridge in the shape of a parabola? Where is its maximum on the bridge? The maximum of that bridge is the highest point on that bridge. The process of finding the maximum of the bridge here is called the maximization.
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For the following exercises, determine the equation of the parabola using the information given.

257. Focus ( 0 , 0.5 ) and directrix y = − 0.5

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